This lively people's dictionary to the propaganda and political culture of the contemporary USA offers both amusing and well-sourced definitions to over 1,400 of the major buzzwords and newspeak euphemisms of the self-styled 'exceptional nation.' Dissecting and pointedly ridiculing the official discourse in regards to the 'war on terror, ' 'education reform, ' 'free-enterprise, ' the 'global force for good, ' the 'free press, ' and more, A People's Dictionary to the 'Exceptional Nation' provides an accessible and spirited counter reference to prevailing political orthod